This is an Aires 35-III L fixed lens rangefinder camera made by the Aires Camera Works corporation out of Tokyo, Japan. The design loosely resembles the Leica M series of the same era. This model was very popular in Japan and received glowing reviews from the media.

Aug 27, 2023 · The Aires 35 series of rangefinder cameras were made by Aires from 1954 through 1962.

Jan 28, 2023 · Introduced in 1956, the 35-III was offered as an improvement to the 35-II by a complete body redesign that added a rapid film advance lever, a newly designed, high-speed Coral-H 45mm f/1.9 lens and an especially bright viewfinder that let you see a considerable amount of space around the frame.

This is a well-made 35mm rangefinder camera, and is fitted with a Coral 45mm f/1.9 standard lens in a Seikosha-MXL shutter. The camera would have been manufactured in the late fifties.

The Aires 35-IIIL camera was manufactured by the Aires Camera Industries Company of Tokyo, Japan from 1957 to 1959. This camera was an improved version over the Aries III with the addition of many features. It was fitted with a Aires f1.9 - 45mm amber-coated six element Coral anastigmat lens.

Aires 35 IIIB advertisement published in the September 1957 issue of Nihon Camera, reproduced in Nostalgic Camera, a page of old Japanese advertisements by Toshio Inamura

Oct 16, 2024 · The Aires 35 IIIC is a leaf-shutter 35mm rangefinder camera made by Aires in 1957-1958. It's entirely mechanical, and features a Seikosha-MXL leaf shutter. Much is influenced by the Leica M3.

Mar 9, 2019 · Despite the company’s short-lived history, the 35-IIIL is not only is built extraordinarily well but also has a lens that produces images of stunning sharpness and effect. After putting a couple rolls of film through it I began to appreciate more the virtues of using a fixed lens camera; something I was initially apprehensive of.

The Aires rangefinders are one of several imitation Leica cameras made in Japan during the 1950s. Unlike the Lecia, this camera is a fixed lens, leaf shutter rangefinder. The rangefinder is a typical pivoting mirror and beamsplitter type. The camera does, however, have a very sturdy construction and a superb lens.

1956年，日本品牌aires发布的35系列的 III型相机，这台相机的外观设计上，多处细节部分都在模仿徕卡的经典m3，虽说机顶布局跟m3略有不同，但是在众多细节上都能找到m3的影子，从计算器窗口到回片旋钮再到对焦环上的小把手其实都在向德国的经典致敬。